Karlos Callens (23 June 1947 – 8 October 2023) was a Belgian politician of the Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats (Open Vld).[1]

Karlos Callens
Mayor of Ardooie
In office
1989 – 8 October 2023
Preceded byRoger Dewitte
Succeeded byTBD
Member of the Flemish Parliament
In office
6 November 2002 – 24 May 2014
Personal details
Born(1947-06-23)23 June 1947
Ardooie, Belgium
Died8 October 2023(2023-10-08) (aged 76)
Ardooie, Belgium
Political partyOpen Vld
EducationUniversity Faculties St Aloysius

Biography

edit

Born in Ardooie on 23 June 1947, Callens earned a degree in commerce and finance from the University Faculties St Aloysius and became a lecturer in Kortrijk. He was elected to the municipal council of Ardooie in 1982 before becoming mayor in 1989. From 2000 to 2002, he served on the Provincial Council of West Flanders. He was a member of the Flemish Parliament from 2002 to 2014.[2]

Karlos Callens died in Ardooie on 8 October 2023, at the age of 76.[3]

References

edit
  1. ^ Verlindin, Lien; Degezelle, Charlotte (8 October 2023). "Ardoois burgemeester Karlos Callens (76) plots overleden: "Twee weken geleden woonde hij nog het schepencollege bij. Alert, geïnteresseerd en vol courage"". Het Laatste Nieuws (in Dutch). Ardooie. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
  2. ^ "Karlos Callens". Flemish Parliament (in Dutch).
  3. ^ Folens, Jonathan (8 October 2023). "Burgemeester Karlos Callens (76) plots overleden: "Pa heeft veel betekend voor Ardooie"". Het Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). Ardooie. Retrieved 9 October 2023.